Courtney Pankrat is a freelance writer and founder of the website: Roaming in Plain Sight. Courtney’s expertise is in sustainability, communications, travel and food writing. Publications include Sustainable Brands, Shareable, Civil Eats, Triple Pundit, and Edible Silicon Valley. Courtney is currently traveling around the U.S., writing her travel blog and telling stories of the people she meets along the way.
Campaign to Promote Sharing and the Maker Movement Draws Thousands around the World
For the second year, Shareable partnered with Greenpeace and other organizations for MAKE SMTHNG Week, which ran from Nov. 23 to Dec. 3. The campaign was a huge success, with almost 400 events in 48 countries that focused on promoting repair, reuse, and resource reclamation, and over 10,000 participants online who shared their experiences with the #MAKESMTHNGWeek hashtag.
December 19, 2018
How Make Something Week Brought together Thousands of Makers around the Globe
The goal of this campaign was to reduce wasteful consumption over the holiday season and encourage people to make or repurpose what they need. Workshops like a toy sharing and repairing workshop in Aveiro, Portugal, an upcycling event in Hannover, Germany, and a gift making workshop in Helsinki, Finland, encouraged the over 10,000 participants to create new things from old items, repair broken goods, and learn new skills through do-it-yourself projects. A
January 16, 2018
Beam Uses Crowdfunding to Support Job Training for the Homeless in the UK
There are more than 300,000 people who are homeless in the United Kingdom. That’s the figure from Shelter, a nonprofit based in London, England, that provides legal and other support services for the homeless. A new organization called Beam, founded by Alex Stephany, is taking a unique approach to assist the homeless population. The platform features profiles of people — recommended by other charities — who are looking for job training assistance.
December 15, 2017
10 Groups Creating a Real Sharing Economy in the Appalachian Region
The Appalachian region, home to 25 million people, comprises of West Virginia and parts of twelve of its surrounding states, reaching as far north as New York and south to Mississippi and Alabama. Certain areas of the region are known for high levels of poverty and infant mortality rates and low life expectancies. The region is also home to a number of sharing initiatives, from community gardens to coworking spaces, that aim to connect people to various resources and to each other.
November 10, 2017
8 Reasons Why Denver is Set to Become a Major Sharing City
All over the globe — from Ghent, Belgium to Gothenburg, Sweden — people have been launching amazing sharing projects. These include bike kitchens, coworking spaces, community gardens, and so much more. On this side of the pond, we recently profiled the range of sharing initiatives in Ithaca, New York. Now, another city in the U.S. that’s transforming into a great Sharing City is Denver.
September 8, 2017